Robert Benchley Movies

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.

Teenage Janie falls in love with a private from an Army base opposed by her editor father.

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly...

Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with...

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.

A man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.

Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once...

A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

This comedic short provides a lesson in how NOT to train a dog.

Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands...

American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

Dr. Benchley is addressing the Ladies Club on the subject of the reproductive habits of the polyp, a small aquatic organism. Although he is not able...

Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."